
Jim Moody
Biography
Jim Moody (born September 25, 1949 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is a television and film character actor. He played the tough talking counselor/teacher Gene Daniels in Bad Boys. His first feature film was in the 1980 hit film Fame, which he played Mr. Farrell, a drama teacher. Jim starred in the 1983 comedy film D.C. Cab as Arnie, a member of the rival cab company, Emerald Cab. He also appeared in the 1999 drama The Best Man and as Leroy Greene, Sr. (the father) in The Last Dragon.
Jim has made some guest appearances on television shows like Law & Order, which he appeared in a few episodes of that TV series, in each episode, he played a different character. Jim's other appearances were Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Third Watch, and New York Undercover.
He was a drama teacher at the LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts and the subsequent LaGuardia High School of Music and Arts and the Performing Arts, with Adrian Brody among his more famous students. He is now a private drama coach and working actor based in New York.
Acting (14 movies)

Personal Best
1982

Bad Boys
1983

Celebrity
1998

Fighting Back
1982

The Last Dragon
1985

Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
1981

First Family
1980

Lean On Me
1989

28 Days
2000

Fame
1980

Who's the Man?
1993

D.C. Cab
1983

Night Falls on Manhattan
1997

The Best Man
1999
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